Easy No Rise Caprese Focaccia Bread (2 Ingredient Dough)
Caprese salad meets a twist on traditional focaccia with this cheesy caprese focaccia recipe. The homemade, 2 ingredient dough is topped with creamy mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and a rosemary, basil, olive oil finish.
The easy recipe for the dough will blow you away if you’ve never tried the popular 2 ingredient dough before. It’s made with greek yogurt and self-rising flour. No instant yeast and no dough rise. The cast iron gives the dough a sinfully delicious crispy crust while leaving the inside fluffy and chewy.
Serve this at parties for a delicious appetizer or with your favorite pasta like, lazy lasagna or instant pot fettuccine alfredo for an Italian style feast.
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Easy peasy 2-ingredient dough.
- No active dry yeast required!
- 7 grams of protein per slice.
Ingredients and Substitutes:
These are the main ingredients and substitutions for this recipe. Do your bread, and your tastebuds, a favor and use the best quality ingredients you can. See the recipe card below for the full ingredients list and instructions for this caprese focaccia.
- Self-Rising Flour: do not substitute this flour. Self-rising flour has baking soda and salt mixed in and how we get our fociccia bread to rise.
- Greek Yogurt: I used non-fat pain greek yogurt. You can also use a full-fat yogurt but may lead to a denser bread.
- Olive Oil: use a good quality extra virgin olive oil for the best flavor.
- Fresh Mozzarella: creamy mozzarella is star of the show so choose the freshest you can find. Shredding it yourself is ideal but you can use the pre-cut slices of mozzarella too to slice some mozzarella chunks.
- Cherry Tomatoes: fresh, ripe tomatoes with the best flavor. Grape tomatoes also work.
- Fresh Basil: look for shiny, bright green leaves that smell the best.
- Fresh Rosemary: you want very fragrant and dark green needles.
- Flaky Sea Salt: this is a must! Adds a perfect saltiness to your bread. Maldon makes the absolute best.
Variations
- Add balsamic glaze prior to serving for a little sweetness.
- Make the 2 ingredient focaccia dough by itself and use for focaccia sandwiches or as a dipping bread with balsamic vinegar.
- You can also use the homemade bread to dip into crab and artichoke dip or as the bread for a grilled cheese focaccia sandwich.
- Feel free to add different topping like, homemade pesto, red onion, or your favorite herbed oil.
Dietary Modifications
- I don’t suggest making this recipe gluten or dairy-free but if you do it successfully please let us know in the comments!
How to make caprese focaccia (a step-by-step visual guide):
Step 1: make the dough
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl, combine the flour and yogurt (image 1). Mix until well combined (image 2). It will be sticky! Lay on a flour-coated surface and combine until formed into a ball (image 3). Place the dough in a pre-seasoned 8-inch cast iron and press so that it reaches all sides of the pan (image 4).
Step 2: top and bake
Pour the olive oil over top (image 5) and using your fingers press dimples all over the top of the dough without going through to the bottom (image 6). Top the dough evenly with chunks of cheese, tomatoes, fresh basil, rosemary, salt and black pepper (image 7). Place in the oven and bake for 25 -30 minutes until the dough is cooked through and edges are browning. Turn the oven to broil and broil for 2 minutes to crisp the dough and tomatoes (image 8).
Expert Tip!
The 2-ingredient dough is super sticky. This is what you want! To make it easier to work with, flour your surface well and flour your hands before you start rolling into a ball. This will create a barrier between your hands and the dough.
Recipe FAQs
Dip this bread into your favorite herbed oil and balsamic vinegar. Or, make into a caprese focaccia sandwich with grilled chicken, heirloom tomato slices, and pesto. Or, eat it on its own, straight from the cast iron like I do.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. To reheat, either microwave or air fry for a crispier crust.
I would make it when you’re ready to enjoy it so the bread is nice and warm and the cheesy is still nice and gooey.
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Caprese Focaccia
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup self-rising flour 150g
- 1 1/4 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt 280g
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 3 oz. fresh mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced or halved
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves chopped
- 1/4 tsp. fresh rosemary finely chopped
- flaky sea salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour and yogurt until well combined. Lay on a flour coated surface and combine until formed into a ball. To make it easier to work with, flour your surface well and flour your hands before you start rolling into a ball. This will create a barrier between your hands and the dough.
- Place the dough in a preseasoned 8-inch cast iron (10-inch works fine too! 12-inch make it a bit too thin.) and press so that it reaches all sides of the pan. Pour the olive oil over top and using your fingers press dimples all over the top of the dough without going through to the bottom.
- Top the dough evenly with chunks of cheese, tomatoes, fresh basil, rosemary, salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven and bake for 25 -30 minutes until the dough is cooked through and edges are browning.
- Turn the oven to broil and broil for 2 minutes to crisp the dough and tomatoes.
- Remove from the heat and let rest for 2-3 minutes. The dough will continue to cook in the center while in the hot cast iron. Top with additional fresh basil and cut into 8 equal slices.
Notes
- Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary with substitutions.
- Anything from an 8 to 10-inch cast iron is highly recommended for a crispy bottom, but not required.
- To double the recipe, use a 12-inch cast iron.
This recipe is sooo good! I will be making this A LOT! My husband, who is hard to impress, loved it as well.
yay! And so super easy!
Amazing! I can’t believe the dough comes together with just Greek yogurt & flour! It was delicious – will use this dough for other cast iron pizza recipes!!
2-ingredient dough is such a game changer!!
So good! Super quick and easy to throw together!